DOE H2A Production Analysis

New Releases 2015

H2A Central Hydrogen Production Model, Version 3.1

H2A Distributed Hydrogen Production Model, Version 3.1

The Hydrogen Analysis (H2A) production models provide transparent reporting of process design
assumptions and a consistent cost analysis methodology for the production of hydrogen at central
and distributed (forecourt/filling-station) facilities. Required input to the models includes capital
and operating costs for the hydrogen production process, fuel type and use, and financial parameters
such as the type of financing, plant life, and desired internal rate of return. The models include
default values, developed by the H2A team, for many of the input parameters, but users may also enter
their own values. The models use a standard discounted cash flow rate of return analysis methodology
to determine the hydrogen selling cost for the desired internal rate of return.

Version 3.1 of the models was released in 2015 and includes the following updates and corrections:

Updated CSD cash flow analysis to be consistent with production cash flow analysis for distributed cases

Added equivalent prices of feedstock and utility.

Version 2.1 of the central and distributed H2A models was released in September 2008.
Version 3.0 of the models was released in 2012, and included the following enhancements
compared with the previous version:

Enhanced usability and functionality, including more intuitive and accessible plant scaling

Updated default reference year (2007) for cost calculations, which users can change easily

Updated energy price projections

Improved technical and financial assumptions and calculations.

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